Where Is The Passion?

"And when Jesus went out He saw a great multitude: and He was moved with compassion for them, and healed their sick." (Matthew 14:14) "...not lagging in diligence, fervent in Spirit, serving the Lord." (Romans 12:11) 

What moves you, or motivates you in your Christian service? Accepting Jesus Christ as our personal Savior is the first part of our Christian experience.
The second part is the serving experience.

Lately as I have had opportunity to observe the attitude and actions of Christians, I find that we are fine with out position in Christ, but very apathetic in our practice of Christian ministry and service. The state of our churches is a very strong indication of this.

To have a strong, growing, productive church, that is making a difference in the community, takes the compassion of Jesus, diligence, and fervency in Spirit, the Apostle Paul talks about in our text.

The question that we need to ask ourselves, and as a Christian community is: Are we excited about Christian ministry? Are we excited about what we can accomplish in the lives of those who are walking without the Lord Jesus Christ? Are we excited about meeting needs around us, and in the church?

Where is our passion for the work of the Lord? It's time we get fired up, and explode with enthusiasm in what we can do for Jesus, and for the Kingdom of God? GP

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The Plight Of Apathy

"Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord." (Romans 12:11)

 Without a doubt the Christian life, is a life of discipline. It is going against the grain, of the attitudes, and actions of the world.

It is easy to become apathetic to the spiritual activities of the Christian life. To be involved in personal Bible study, as well as group Bible study, prayer, worship, witnessing, encouragement, and fellowship with other Christians, takes discipline.

It 's easy for us to say, we will get to those things, when we have time, and say yes to the television set, or to a fun event with family and friends. Yes in our Christian walk, we can become sloppy, and we can become lazy, and down right apathetic, concerning the things of God.

One of the things I have been concerned about, is our focus on the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20) When it comes to being unconcerned about the purpose we have as Christians, we have sunk to a serious low, in our service for the Lord. Churches have closed, because the focus became inward, instead of outward.

What does it take to reach the unsaved. To reach out to those who are hurting, and let them know what Jesus Christ can do for their lives. Many petty things can cloud our thinking, and cause us to not care about the most important work of the Church.

So many people want challenges, to keep their life from being boring, and dissatisfying. I can't think of a greater challenge, than being witnesses for Christ. Not only is it challenging, but it is exciting, and yes, very fulfilling.

As Christians, let's never display an attitude that says: "I don't care!"  GP

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